Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Introduction

Cincinnati Children’s is a full-service, nonprofit, pediatric academic medical center that provides a wide range of clinical services and specialties dedicated to improving the health of children. Our pediatric specialty care is nationally recognized for medical excellence; US News & World Report ranked Cincinnati Children’s third in the United States in its 2016-2017 Best Children’s Hospitals report, with top specialties including gastroenterology and GI surgery, nephrology, diabetes and endocrinology, orthopaedics, pulmonology, urology, neurology and neurosurgery, cardiology and heart surgery, and cancer. Our Proton Therapy Center is the first in the United States based at a pediatric medical center. Our treatment of rare and complex conditions has drawn children from over 100 countries. We are the home of major developments and discoveries, such as the Sabin oral polio vaccine, the development of artificial blood, the heart-lung machine, new lung surfactant replacement, the rotavirus vaccine, and the latest in genomics and molecular medicine. We rank among the top in the United States in research grants from the National Institutes of Health to pediatric institutions.

Patient Services

The International Patient Program offers special services to patients and families who are coming from outside the United States to Cincinnati Children’s. Our team can help make the entire experience easier for patients, families, and referring physicians. The international team will help you with the many details of your visit to Cincinnati. A multilingual patient care coordinator will be your main point of contact while you are arranging your visit, during your stay, and after you’ve returned to your home country. Please visit our website to learn about the services we offer to international patients and families.

If your child has a complex or rare health condition, consider coming to Cincinnati Children’s for world-class treatment. We are a distinguished medical center, recognized nationally and internationally for excellence in patient care, education, and research. Clinical procedures and treatments pioneered here are used all over the world, and our research breakthroughs are changing the outcome for children around the world. Medical interpreter services are provided in multiple languages including Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) and Portuguese. Document translation can be arranged. Some of our distinguished programs are:

Bone marrow transplantation

Rare, high-risk, and recurring cancers

Immune deficiency and histiocytosis disorders

Fanconi anemia and bone marrow failures

Hemangioma and vascular malformations

Cardiomyopathy

Heart failure/transplant program

Adult and adolescent congenital heart disease

Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) program

Acute kidney injury

Aerodigestive disorders

Airway reconstruction

Brachial plexus and upper extremity injuries

Chronic liver disease

Cochlear implant program

Colorectal disorders

Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders

Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epilepsy and epilepsy surgery

Fetal care and fetal surgery

Headache Center

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Intestinal rehabilitation

Motility disorders

Neurofibromatosis

Neuromuscular disorders

Rare lung diseases

Tuberous Sclerosis

Urogenital disorders

Service Lines

Cardiac

Dermatology

Digestive Health

Endocrinology

General Surgery

Neuroscience (Neurology & Neurosurgery)

Nephrology

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Orthopedics

Otolaryngology

Psychiatry

Pulmonology

Radiology

Rehabilitation

Rheumatology

Transplant

Urology

International Solutions

Cincinnati Children’s has an International Visiting Observer Program that hosts more than 200 international clinical, research, and nursing observers and medical students throughout the institution every year. Our international collaborations involve work with institutions all over the world, including medical centers and hospitals in Guangzhou, Leshan City, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Zhejiang in China and Fortaleza, Bahia, and São Paulo in Brazil. For more information, please visit our website.